Five picks for live entertainment

Friday

Apr 21, 2017 at 12:01 AMApr 24, 2017 at 12:55 PM

'The All Night Strut'

This musical celebrates jazz, blues and bebop of the 1930s and '40s, weaving together the work of songwriters Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Charlie Parker. Look for such songs as "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "Lullaby of Broadway," "It Doesn't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" and more. The show opens Friday, April 21, and runs through June 25 at Oregon Cabaret Theatre, corner of First and Hargadine streets. Reservations for dinner or brunch are available by calling 541-488-2902. Tickets are $25 or $39.

Allison Scull and Victor Martin

The guitar and saxophone duo will perform a mix of jazz, blues and folk at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 21, at DANCIN Vineyards, 4477 S. Stage Road, Medford. Admission is free. Call 541-245-1133 or see www.dancinvineyards.com.

NW Dance Project

This Portland-based contemporary dance troupe, directed by Sarah Slipper, performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. The Oregonian calls the troupe "truly world class." Tickets are $27, $30 or $33, $10 for age 18 and younger, and can be purchased online at craterian.org, at the box office, 16 S. Bartlett St., or by calling 541-779-3000.

Left Edge Percussion

Southern Oregon University percussion ensemble Terry Longshore, Bryan Jeffs, Greyson Boydstun, Jared Brown, Joseph Tierney, Andrew Wright and Keven Younker will present "Headed Downtown," a program of music that embraces tonality and minimalism music by such "downtown" composers John Cage, Steve Reich and others of the 1960s, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, in the Music Recital Hall, 405 S. Mountain Ave., on the SOU campus in Ashland. The music is a reaction to the "uptown" music of such 12-tone composers as Arnold Schoenberg and Milton Babbitt. Tickets are $10, $5 for seniors, and can be purchased online at oca.sou.edu/box-office or by calling 541-552-6348. Students get in free.

Little River Band

This Australian band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Look for "Lonesome Loser," "Take It Easy on Me," "Cool Change," "Lady" and other hits. The Fret Drifters and Amber Ratcliff will open the show. Tickets are $25 or $35 and can be purchased online at craterian.org, at the box office, 16 S. Bartlett St., or by calling 541-779-3000. All proceeds will benefit Use Your Gift Foundation.